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Dr. Andrew Torget discusses Joe, the enslaved man owned by William Barret Travis during the Texas Revolution, and how Joe’s story reminds us that the revolution did not bring freedom for everyone.
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Voices: African Americans in the Texas Revolution
The student will explore African American experiences in the Texas Revolution through primary source documents focusing on Joe, Emily West, and others.
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Telegraph and Texas Register newspaper prints notice of reward for the runaway slave, Joe.
Telegraph and Texas Register (a newspaper in San Felipe, Texas) prints a notice of reward for the runaway slave, Joe, who was the only known male survivor of the battle of the Alamo.
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